Northern adventure 2023

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Cairns 21st June to 26th June
June 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Left the lions den pub early 8 o’clock today wanted to beat all the tourist buses coming out of Cairns. Onto the Bloomfield track and a stop to look at the Bloomfield Falls after the Bloomfield track we arrived at Cape tribulation. Cape Tribulation was where we had lunch and finish the left the convoy.
We are headed off on the 2 1/2 hour drive back to Cairns where we arrived at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and set the vans up for the next six days and on the 22nd, the next day, big clean of the car ready for the car service on the 23rd and Julie spent most of the day doing our clothes washing and tidying up the van I did a bit of shopping to restock the van hello and starting to plan our journey west now.Read more
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Cairns 23rd June
June 23, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Cruiser in for a service today and then we took the sky rail up to Karanda and got the train back to the freshwater station and a bus back to the Sky rail car park. Very touristy in Kuranda but lovely view of the rainforest. No crocs in the Barron River, the Barron Falls look spectacular. Went to the butterfly house. Lots of pretty butterflies.Read more
Lovely butterflies 🦋 [Amy]
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Cairns 24th june
June 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Had lunch today with Dennis Val Carol Chris and Rosie at Tha fish restaurant overlooking the Cairns marina
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Cairns 25th June
June 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Just a bit of a preparation day today did a bit of shopping last day at the first city Caravilla caravan park and a catching up with Bev Sharon Gars and Catherine for dinner and a bit of a chat just before they set off for the Cape tripRead more
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Talaroo Hot Springs
June 26, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Left Cairns this morning for you said goodbye to Bev and Sharon had dinner with them and Graeme and Catherine last night travelled over the Gillies range to lunch stop at raven shoe and then on to Talaroo hot springs for the night had a swim in the Einasleigh river very pleasant. Unfortunately it’s school holiday time and a lot of stuff is booked out so we’re finding we’re having to book ahead.
Next morning after I went for the walk I ran into one of the aboriginal guides to the hot springs and after being denied the tour the day before managed to wangle a tour for the three of us at 10 o’clock today and it was fantastic.Read more
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Leichardt lagoon camp
June 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
arrived at 3pm lovely lagoon with white lilies or lotus and prolific bird life. Haven’t sen any crocs but signs up they’re there.
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Karumba 28th june
June 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Arrived at 11am great little park behind the service station. Had a look around and relaxing afternoon michael and i went to the pub for tea.
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Karumba 29th june
June 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Julie went on bird watching boat cruise this morning and Michael and I went fishing in the afternoon. Caught 1 fish (salmon) each very windy
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Karumba 30th june
June 30, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Went into Normanton in the morning and then in the afternoon. Mucked around with michael‘s brake failure on the caravan on the Isuzu and then went up to the pub for tea and we won a couple of a raffle prizes. We won half a dozen cans of the black fish rubbish beer and fish tray with crab and prawns. Michael won both of them.Read more
TravelerI was thinking about Michael’s brakes. Maybe it’s because he’s behind the cruiser and has to break all the time.😂😂😂
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Michael SharpeLikely...especially when going uphill!
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TravelerAwhh you guys are funny
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Karumba 1st July
July 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Sleep in today and bit of breakfast, then mucked around with the brake failure on the Isuzu and and the Jayco caravan. Think we’ve got a work around by disconnecting the brakes safe terminals, then enjoyed the fish tray that we won at the pub for afternoon tea, crab and prawns ahead of going up to the pub for another sunset dinnerRead more
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Karumba 2nd July
July 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Another sleep in today on Sunday. Michael and I went down to the rocks to do a bit of fishing, caught nothing. We use the bait net and practised trying to cast the bait net in the perfect circle. Still caught nothing. Then in the afternoon we went across to Karumba and did a bit of shopping before we head off to Leichardt Falls tomorrow. While we went fishing Julie went up to the market at the Sunset Tavern.Read more
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Quamby pub
July 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Left Karumba this morning stocked up on food and grog in Normanton. Due to wet weather decided to stay on the bitumen and head to NT via Camooweal.
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Camooweal post office hotel
July 3, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Left Quamby pub this morning. Lunch on the road today stopped and made a sandwich. Nothing too exciting just heading to NT. Tried to free camp down by the billabong however too wet and boggy
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Attack Creek Rest area
July 4, 2023 in Australia
Left Camooweal this morning. Had lunch at Barkly Homestead and filled with fuel. Stopped at this great roadside stop for the night had great fire and cooked on the fire grill.
TravelerDancing Goanna’s?
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Mataranka Homestead
July 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Had lunch at Daly Waters pub and got in today only unpowered sites available so will only stay 1night. Had dip in the thermal spring. Early night tonight
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Katherine
July 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Short trip 120km up to Katherine today in a good park the discovery park Katherine. Everything is very busy here as roads to west are shut due to the wet weather. Weather has been great since Karumba 30+ and sunny 😎
Went to the Katherine thermal Springs for a swim the afternoon.Read more
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Katherine 8/7/23
July 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This morning I cleaned up the leaking jerrycan and changed the gasket we went out to Nitmiluk gorge or Katherine gorge and did the Baruwei loop walk. I saw lots of a bats down by the river near the cafe. When we got back to the cafe we had coffee and a muffin Julie used the hiking poles for the first time.
In afternoon we went to Edith falls and had a great swim in the pond there or in the Edith river Michael and I swam up to the falls and swam back again that was a big effort.Read more
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Kakadu
July 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Up from Catherine this morning into Kakadu. Tried to get into the caravan park at Cooinda but booked out. were at Mardukal campground no.1 which is just down the road. Nice little campground. Just set up here and will head down to the information centre this afternoon. we’ve got our yellow river tour Booked for tomorrow night.Read more
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Kakadu 10/7/23
July 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Went out to Maguk Falls today and had a lovely swim there and come back for a bit of lunch to the Mardukal campgrounds. Went on the yellow water river cruise this afternoon and fantastic wildlife. Everything from dingoes water, buffaloes, pigs, birds everywhere and lots and lots of crocs.Read more
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Merl campground Kakadu
July 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Drove up from Mardukal campground this morning fuelled up at jabiru called into the Bowali information centre on the way and are now camped at Merl went out and got some firewood for tonight and then we went to Cahills Crossing and watch the crocodiles feed at high tide as the water came over the FordRead more
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Corroboree park Tavern
July 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We went up to see the Ubirr aboriginal rock art today. There was a fantastic view of the surrounding wetlands from the top of the rock at Ubirr. Then keen to get something done with the caravan mud tyres that are wearing and even Lee we left Merl campground and headed down to Corroboree Park Tavern. We were going to spend the nightRead more
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Big4 hidden valley
July 13, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Drove up from corroboree park tavern. Bought a new tire at Humpty Doo at turbos tyres and change the new spare to the van and then off we went to the big four for a quiet night and michael even had a alcohol free day.Read more
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Discovery park Darwin
July 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Arrived here after a long arduous 3 km trip up the road from the hidden Valley car park and sit up here for the next three nights. Went to the casino for tea which was very nice. Had Chinese and watch the footy on the big screen. Had a look around town And took about an hour and that was about it.
15/6 win got a haircut this morning and then in the afternoon did a little bit of cleaning up around the van. Dinner this evening was at the view restaurant at the casino. We went back to the casino to watch the bombers and the cats on the big screen in the sports bar, but gave up at half time because the bombers were getting thrashed.
16/7 plan the rest of our trip today and in the afternoon went and had a look at the Beer Can Regatta down on Mindil Beach and ran into Micky and Janet Douglas who were up here, staying at their sons place in Parap.Read more
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Litchfield NP
July 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Left Darwin and Roland to Litchfield national park. Staying at zebra Stone caravan park. Nice little park. Only $10 a head per night. Went up to the magnetic termite mounds today and then we went to Florence Falls and Buley rock holes. Had a lovely swim at the falls and The Rock holes and not too much of a walk in now back having a beer and gonna go and do the stargazing.Read more
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Litchfield NP
July 18, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Big sightseeing day today, started the velocity sandstone rocks which were quite impressive. Had a walk around them, with a bit of four-wheel driving to get there. Just lucky we didn’t take the ice susu because it was fairly rough. Second stop was Wangi Falls where the person got Savage by the crocodile, but I reckon I’ve got the crock out but we didn’t have a swim anyway. Beautiful spot though. After Wang Falls, it was round to the Cascades but did not do much there because it was sharpe then off to Darwin River Tavern where we had lunch. This is a good place for a camping. We need to keep this in mind for our next trip. Last stop was Berry Springs and we had a swim. There floated down from the top pool to the big pool and then came back to camp at zebra stone in Litchfield. Fish and chips for tea tonight and will have our fire last night here and we’re off to Dunmurra tomorrow.Read more
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